Great stories and the stories behind them
Historic Interactive Dining Events
Like a Lost Boys Deliveroo featuring work inspired by historical events, these unique dining experiences bring the theatre to your doorstep, well, close enough; to your local pub, club, museum, or your favourite national trust property, all designed to give you a great night out creating an intimate, and immersive encounter with The Lost Boys.
Cinematic Adaptations
In these co-productions The Lost Boys explore and experiment with digital technologies, blend them with tried and tested live theatre techniques all to create new ways of experiencing theatre. We take our inspiration from great works of literature and cinema, carry out some hefty reading, engage in rigorous R and D, then co-create with other arts and digital organisations resulting in new live and digital productions.
Commissions
See something here you like, or maybe you have seen us in the flesh and thought they are exactly what we need, then don't hesitate to contact us, we will respond forthwith, and as long as the commission meets our likes and aims, we would love to work with you. Our commissioned work includes street theatre and outdoor theatre, but also anything that uses our experience and knowledge of putting shows on in non-traditional spaces. Ultimately, when we work with partners and/or commissioners we strive very hard to ensure maximum success for all parties.
Workshops
We love sharing skills we have picked up along the way. We offer bespoke theatrical workshops on a variety of subjects. However, our main output and passion are working in communities, and with young people, both in formal settings and informal settings. These workshops are often connected to our productions.
The Lost Boys are...
Paul Broesmith
Paul likes to tell people what to do. Paul likes to make decisions (he also likes to change his mind...a lot). Paul likes to decide what we are doing tomorrow, next week, next month, next year and next century if possible. Paul likes to come up with hair-brained ideas. Oh yeah, Paul also likes to write, devise and perform. Paul doesn’t like people who say they are going to do something then don’t, sitting still for too long or mushrooms. Paul is a producer, co-founder and head of the company.
To get here Paul trained at Bretton Hall School of Acting and Birmingham School of Acting. Paul also holds a PGCE, a Certificate in Leadership & Management, a Postgraduate Professional Diploma in Event Management, and a Diploma in Drama Therapy. Paul is currently undertaking an MRes with a focus on theatrical hoplology and a CBT Diploma. Paul is a qualified stage combatant and martial artist, his choreography and fight skills have been utilised in professional theatre, film and television. Paul is a full member of several professional institutions and unions including, Equity, Institute of Commercial Management, a member of the UK Glima committee, and a fellow of Institute of Martial Arts and Sciences.
Ben Adwick
Ben likes to be told what to do. (although he would never admit it). Ben likes to play video games. Ben likes to while away hours making stuff out of sticky-back plastic, foam and upholstery spray. Ben likes salted caramel. (not a euphemism). Oh yeah, Ben also likes to write, devise and perform. Ben doesn’t like deadlines, making decisions, the sense of impending doom or yellow food. Ben is an actor-teacher and co-founder of the company.
To get here Ben studied Drama and Theatre Studies at Chester University achieving a BA (Hons), he achieved his PGCE and has had over 15 years teaching experience. Ben trained at the Birmingham School of Acting and is a qualified stage combatant and has choreographed fight scenes for a number of professional companies. Ben also produces some marketing material through his adventures in photoshop. He has also developed new skills in editing video and sound and visual effects. Ben is full member of equity.
Our Values
Have a great time, learn something new.
Explore
Great stories from history, literature, and cinema. We love exploring stories we know, stories we don’t, if they fascinate us, then maybe they will fascinate you, and vice versa. It’s all about exploring stories together.
Experiment
With different ways of presenting to an audience whether that is a space, a performance style, or new technologies. See us somewhere different, doing something different with something you already know, whilst being as ‘Green as possible’.
Enlighten
By shining new light and offering fresh perspectives, telling the story behind the story. What makes these stories great, why are they so popular, how have they stood the test of time, how did they come to be, what are their hidden secrets?
Engage
Through education and participation. For us, the best way to learn is by doing something fun, making productions, playing in the rehearsal room, even our research is fun. We want to pass that on through workshops, performance and digital technology.
Entertain
Via live and digital performances. We want the project to entertain us throughout it’s entire life-cycle, more importantly we want you to be entertained, have a great time. We love our job.
Escape
The humdrum of life. So many things to worry about. So many things on the ‘to-do’ list. Not enough time, well, make sure you build in time to see the latest Lost Boys show, go on, you need it, you want it, you will thank us later.
Enterprise
By challenging ourselves through complex projects and bold productions. We achieve this by working with partners in a mutually beneficial way, ensuring maximum reciprocity and success, ‘We want to do this, we dont know how yet, but we want to do it with you and make it ahuge success for both of us’.